Lip Service (game show)
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Lip Service is a game show that aired on MTV
from February 22, 1992 to January 3, 1993 and again from May 10, 1993 to December 17, 1994. It was hosted originally by Jay Mohr
, who was followed in the position by John Ales
. Both hosts were joined by a rap-style disc jockey
and included Spinderella (from Salt 'N Pepa), Monie Love
, and Yo! MTV Raps
regular T-Money.
The game featured two teams from U.S. colleges and universities competed in a lip-sync contest. The high scoring team each round won a smaller prize, and the team that earned the most points won a vacation.
Scoring for this round was 1-20 (10-20 later). Instead of awarding a prize for this round, the grand prize was then awarded to the high-scoring team.
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
from February 22, 1992 to January 3, 1993 and again from May 10, 1993 to December 17, 1994. It was hosted originally by Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr is an American actor and stand up comedian. He is known for his role as Professor Rick Payne in the TV series Ghost Whisperer, the title role in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried, which ran from 2008 to 2010, and the back-stabbing sports agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire.-Early life:Mohr was...
, who was followed in the position by John Ales
John Ales
John Ales is an American actor best known for appearing in Spy Hard, The Nutty Professor, You Wish, and more.-Film:*Crime Killer ... Kids*Spy Hard ... Kabul*The Nutty Professor ... Jason...
. Both hosts were joined by a rap-style disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and included Spinderella (from Salt 'N Pepa), Monie Love
Monie Love
Simone Riscoe , better known by her stage name Monie Love, is an English emcee and former radio personality in the United States...
, and Yo! MTV Raps
Yo! MTV Raps
Yo! MTV Raps was a two-hour American television music video program, which ran from August 1988 to August 1995 through its original Yo! MTV Raps name and later by Yo! . The program was the first hip hop music show on the network, based on the original MTV Europe show, aired one year earlier. The U.S...
regular T-Money.
The game featured two teams from U.S. colleges and universities competed in a lip-sync contest. The high scoring team each round won a smaller prize, and the team that earned the most points won a vacation.
Deadly Medley
In the first round, players didn't know what songs would be played or the order in which they would appear. One player at a time, the players had to lip-sync to the songs. Their performance would earn a score of 1-10 from each of the three judges: one judge scoring on accuracy, a second on body mechanics (later changed to "sass"), and the third scoring overall performance.Flip-Sync
For round two, a music video was shown, but - one player at a time - the contestants sang the vocals instead of the artist in the video. For this round, contestants were made aware of the song they would sing shortly before the taping of the round, and lyrics were provided. Scoring in each category was again 1-10.Scratch Factor
In the final round, the teams each perform a rehearsed and choreographed lip-sync performance. The song was of the chosing ahead of time of each team. During the performance, the team had to react to whatever the DJ did to try and slip them up (such as scratching, playing the record backwards, speeding up or slowing down the song).Scoring for this round was 1-20 (10-20 later). Instead of awarding a prize for this round, the grand prize was then awarded to the high-scoring team.